Mandatory thanks to the Bengals’ preseason game Thursday, the depth chart isn’t perfect. Carl Lawson, for example, isn’t third on the depth chart at defensive end — he’s really first in a pass-rush scenario.

Otherwise, these are some notes to understand from the release.

Bobby Hart leads the way

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In a somewhat surprising turn of events, it’s a new addition like Hart winning the battle at right tackle.

Hart, a castoff from the New York Giants, has an early lead on both Jake Fisher and Cedric Ogbuehi on the right side. Next to him, last year’s starter Trey Hopkins is beating out Christian Westerman and Alex Redmond for now.

But Hart is more interesting simply because he’s new and didn’t have the best split with the Giants. If he wins out, Fisher and Ogbuehi are left battling for swing-backup duties.

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